Beyond Steel

Interview with Helen Weaver : for Beyond Steel : an archive of Lehigh Valley industry and culture

File: Audio(MP3) Transcript(PDF)
Creator: Weaver, Helen
Annotation: This is an interview with Helen Weaver, a former employee of the Bethlehem Steel. Helen, her father, and three brothers all worked at the Bethlehem Steel. She describes her memories of her father working at the Steel, and then goes on to describe her own career at the Steel working in the executive dining room, where she served Eugene Grace, former president and chairman of Bethlehem Steel, and other executives. Weaver describes how the Bethlehem Steel affected the South Side and the businesses located there. She talks about some of these South Side businesses, such as the South Side market, the movie theater and other shops on Third Street. Lastly, Weaver discusses talks about the camaraderie between Bethlehem Steel co-workers as well as the strike of 1941 and its effect on the employees and the communty.
Description: 1 computer file (ca. 59 min.) : digital + 1 transcript
Duration: ca. 59 min.
Date: [n.d.]
Subject: Iron & Steel ; Immigration/Migration ; Neighborhoods ; Leisure
Contributor: Steelworkers' Archives
 
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